Released: July 23, 2001
Songwriter: Peter Buck Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Michael Stipe
Producer: R.E.M. Pat McCarthy
[Verse 1]
Hummin'
All the way to Reno
You've dusted the non-believers
And challenged the laws of chance
Now sweet
You were so sugar sweet
You may as well have had "Kick Me"
Fastened on your sleeve
[Chorus]
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
[Verse 2]
"Wing" is written on your feet
Your Achilles' heel
Is a tendency
To dream
But you've known that from the beginning
You didn't have to go so far
You didn't have to go
[Chorus]
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
[Bridge]
You know who you are
You know who you are
You know who you are
[Verse 3]
Hummin'
All the way to Reno
You've written your own directions
And whistled the rules of change
[Chorus]
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
[Outro]
Hummin'
All the way to Reno
All the way to Reno
All the way to Reno
You're gonna be a star (you are, you are)
You're gonna be a star
You're gonna be a star (you are, you are)
You're gonna be a star
Hummin'
All the way to Reno
You've dusted the non-believers
And challenged the laws of chance
Now sweet
You were so sugar sweet
You may as well have had "Kick Me"
Fastened on your sleeve
[Chorus]
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
[Verse 2]
"Wing" is written on your feet
Your Achilles' heel
Is a tendency
To dream
But you've known that from the beginning
You didn't have to go so far
You didn't have to go
[Chorus]
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star
[Bridge]
You know who you are
You know who you are
You know who you are
[Verse 3]
Hummin'
All the way to Reno
You've written your own directions
And whistled the rules of change
[Chorus]
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
You know what you are
You're gonna be a star (star)
[Outro]
Hummin'
All the way to Reno
All the way to Reno
All the way to Reno
You're gonna be a star (you are, you are)
You're gonna be a star
You're gonna be a star (you are, you are)
You're gonna be a star
In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
- Everybody Hurts
- The Great Beyond
- All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star)
- 2JN
- Country Feedback (Live from Wiesbaden, Germany / 2003)
- Drive (Live from Atlanta / 1992)
- Chance (Dub)
- The Lifting (Demo)
- Fretless
- It’s A Free World Baby
- Revolution
- Leave (Alt. Version)
- Star Me Kitten (Alternate Version)
- Pop Song 89 (Acoustic Version)
- Animal
- Daysleeper
- Orange Crush
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Losing My Religion
- Man on the Moon
- Nightswimming
- Bad Day
- All the Right Friends
- Stand
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- E-Bow the Letter
- Electrolite
- At My Most Beautiful
- Imitation of Life
- Turn You Inside-Out (Live from Orlando / 1989)
- Reveal (2001)
- In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (2003)
- Losing My Religion
- It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
- Man on the Moon
- Everybody Hurts
- Orange Crush
- The One I Love
- Nightswimming
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- Shiny Happy People
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Drive
- Imitation of Life
- Stand
- Find the River
- Radio Free Europe
- (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
- E-Bow the Letter
- Country Feedback
- The Great Beyond
- Let Me In
- Fall on Me
- Try Not to Breathe
- So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- Ignoreland